LITERATURE QUESTIONS
RESTORATION EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DRAMA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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that a stable social order depends upon fixed roles.
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the economic injustices of the times more clearly to audiences.
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how easy it is to move from one social class to another.
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that virtue and vice exist in all levels of society.
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that most comedies depend upon poverty for their humor.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Main characteristics of Restoration Comedy of Manners include a flamboyant display of witty, blunt sexual dialogue, boudoir intrigues, sensual innuendos and rakish behaviour. The tone of the plays is cynical and satirical, while the language and actions are sexually explicit.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the major themes of restoration comedy is marriage and the game of love. But if marriage is a mirror of society, the couples in the plays show something very dark and sinister about order.
Detailed explanation-3: -During this period gravity, moral earnestness and decorum in all things, which distinguished the Puritan period, were thrown to the winds. The natural instincts which were suppressed during the previous era came to violent excesses. The King had a number of mistresses and numerous children.
Detailed explanation-4: -The term “restoration” in Restoration drama refers to the return of the monarchy to England after something more than a decade of Puritan rule. The Restoration of Charless II to the throne of England in 1660 brought about a revolution in the English literature and with him theatre regained its place in English life.